Yes my monitor is calibrated. I suspect my unsharp masking could do with some more work. I'll run a test print with different USMs and see which one i like. Thanks for the tip. Best regards, Deen 2004-09-22 07:54:54 -- Deen Hameed 0405 649 101 deenhameed@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.deenhameed.blogspot.com http://calendar.yahoo.co.uk/deenhameed At 2004-09-22, 03:03:10 David Dyer-Bennet (dd-b@xxxxxxxx) wrote: > >I have two quick guesses; is your monitor calibrated? Maybe you're >preparing stuff wrong because you're seeing it wrong. And what kind >of final sharpening (unsharp mask) are you applying? (Generally you >want to do sharpening as the last step in the workflow). >-- >David Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@xxxxxxxx>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> >RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> >Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> >Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/> > ___ END OF QUOTED TEXT ___